The Sindhi languages or Sindhic include Sindhi and its dialects as well as Indo-Aryan languages closely related to it.[1]
| Sindhi | |
|---|---|
| Sindhic | |
| Geographic distribution | India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sind1279 |
| Language[a] | Speakers[2] | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sindhi | 38,000,000 | Sindh, South Punjab, Balochistan, India |
| Kutchi | 1,031,000 | Kutch and Sindh |
| Memoni | 1,800,000 | Sindh and Kathiawar (Gujarat, India) |
| Luwati | 30,000 | Oman |
| Jadgali | ? | Makran (Iran, Pakistan) |
| Kholosi | 1,800 | Hormozgan province (Iran) |
Lasi and Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi proper.[3] It's not clear if Jandavra is Sindhi or Gujarati. Though Dhatki is a Rajasthani language, it is heavily influenced by Sindhi and Kutchi.[citation needed] Khetrani shares grammatical features with both Sindhi and Saraiki but is not mutually intelligible with either.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Glottolog 4.8 – Sindhic". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2016). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
- ^ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
- ^ Elfenbein, Joseph H. (1994). "Notes on Khetrāni phonology". Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik. 19: 71–82. ISSN 0341-4191.